The incident began on July 9. Results through July 11:
- Scope: Spruce-Pequop, Goshute, Antelope Valley HMAs
- Purpose: Pest control, resource enforcement
- Target: Horses
- Type: Planned
- Method: Helicopter
- Category: Cruel and costly*
- Better way: Poison mares with ovary-killing pesticides*
- Captured: 71, up from 22 on Day 1
- Average daily take: 23.7
- Capture goal: 2,000
- Removal goal: 2,000
- Returned: None
- Deaths: None
- Shipped: None
The figures above are based on the daily reports, which may differ slightly from the totals posted by the BLM.
The capture total includes 26 stallions, 30 mares and 15 foals.
Youngsters represented 21.1% of the animals gathered.
Of the adults, 46.4% were male and 53.6% were female.
The herd may be growing at a rate of 16% per year, given a birth rate of 21% per year.
Body condition scores were not provided.
The location of the trap site was not disclosed.
The HMAs and surrounding lands are subject to permitted grazing.
Day 3 ended with 71 unaccounted-for animals.
There are no plans to treat captured mares with fertility control pesticides and return them to the area.
Other statistics:
- Forage liberated to date: 852 AUMs per year
- Water liberated to date: 710 gallons per day
- Forage assigned to livestock: Unknown
- Horses displaced from area by permitted grazing: Unknown
- True AML: Unknown
- Stocking rate at new AML: Unknown
- Horses removed because of drilling and mining: Ask the advocates
Overpopulation means more horses than allowed by plan, not necessarily more horses than the land can support.
*According to advocates.
RELATED: Antelope Roundups in Progress.
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